This session uses Black Mirror-style scenarios to explore the ethical risks of AI in HR, including bias, privacy, surveillance, and transparency. Paylocity’s Shari Simpson will translate these cautionary themes into real HR decisions, from AI in recruiting to AI in performance and monitoring tools. Attendees will learn how to evaluate AI solutions with an ethics-first lens and how to build governance that earns trust with employees and leaders. You will leave with safeguards and practical questions to ask before any AI implementation.
Key Objectives:
- Identify ethical risks and unintended consequences in AI-powered HR tools.
- Build governance and communication practices that support transparency and trust.
- Implement safeguards that ensure human oversight and ongoing monitoring of AI use.
Meet the Presenter
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Shari Simpson
Dr. Shari Simpson, Ed., is the Senior Manager of Thought Leadership at Paylocity and a nationally recognized voice in human resources, leadership development, and workplace innovation. With more than 20+ years of experience in HR, Shari brings deep expertise across talent strategy, learning and development, employee relations, and organizational culture, paired with a strong academic foundation and a practitioner’s perspective. Shari is known for blending research, storytelling, and practical insight to make complex topics accessible and actionable.
Shari holds a Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation, along with an MBA, a Master of Human Resource Management, and a SHRM-SCP certification. Her doctoral research focused on how generational differences in learning preferences and competency clarity influence the effectiveness of HR professional development, with an emphasis on adaptive learning, digital self-efficacy, and organizational support. This work directly informs her approach to modern leadership, workforce development, and HR transformation.
At Paylocity, Shari leads and contributes to high-impact thought leadership initiatives, including national webinars, research-driven content, conference programming, and executive conversations that help HR and business leaders navigate complexity, change, and emerging workforce trends. She is also the host of the HR Mixtape podcast, where she brings together HR leaders, executives, and subject-matter experts to explore real-world challenges shaping the future of work.
Outside of work, she is a proud mother of three sons, including one veteran and two active-duty members of the U.S. Navy, an avid reader, and a devoted dog mom. She has been married for more than 26 years to a fire service leader, further grounding her perspective in service, leadership, and resilience.
SHRM certification has approved this webinar for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webinar.